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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Age-Related Declines in Health and Fitness among Law Enforcement Officers Compared to Population Norms.

Katherine A Frick, Philip J Agostinelli, Julia F Swinford, Mick E Harris, C Brooks Mobley, JoEllen Sefton

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors.

Katherine A FrickWarrior Research Center, Auburn University, 301 Wire Rd, Auburn, AL 38632, USA.
Philip J AgostinelliWarrior Research Center, Auburn University, 301 Wire Rd, Auburn, AL 38632, USA.
Julia F SwinfordSchool of Kinesiology, Auburn University, 301 Wire Rd, Auburn, AL 38632, USA.
Mick E HarrisSchool of Kinesiology, Auburn University, 301 Wire Rd, Auburn, AL 38632, USA.
C Brooks MobleyNutrabolt Applied and Molecular Physiology Laboratory, 301 Wire Rd, Auburn, AL 38632, USA.
JoEllen SeftonWarrior Research Center, Auburn University, 301 Wire Rd, Auburn, AL 38632, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5827-0586

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical fitness is mandatory for public safety officers. Police officers experience elevated levels of cardiovascular disease and associated risks making fitness a peak concern. Officers often have more marked fitness level decreases with aging compared to the general population. This cross-sectional study investigated the cardiovascular health, muscular strength/endurance, and mobility of officers in a medium-sized police department (N = 83); (4 females, 79 males), age (36.82 ± 10 years), height (179.02 ± 7.7 cm), body mass (95.1 ± 16.29 kg) compared to American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines. The findings revealed that police officers begin their careers with above average strength but demonstrate greater declines with age than the general population. Officers also demonstrated cardiovascular fitness below ACSM standards and significant decreases with aging compared to the general population. Body fat percentages (

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PMID38610137
PMCPMC11011297

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